*WAS DELETED AT 600K READS* Adriana Mancini I was raised to bite, not bow. So when they told me I was to marry Nikolas Volkov-heir to the Bratva, enemy to my blood-I didn't cry, I laughed. They thought they could tame me with diamonds and alliances. And for the first time in my life, I realized I didn't have a choice. As for him.. It's the eyes that speak to me. Blank but compulsive with secrets, empty yet dominating with control. Like stone. I wonder, is his heart made of it too? Nikolas Volkov After a bloody feud with the Cosa Nostra, I'm forced into an arranged marriage-to the one woman I can't control. Adriana Mancini. A hurricane in stilettos with venom in her smile. She tests my patience, taunts my power, and tempts my darkness. She thinks I won't ruin her just because she wears my ring. But this marriage was never meant to be peaceful. It was built for war.

When Isadora, a personal trainer from a wealthy family, falls for Roman, the heir to a deadly cartel, their intense connection is shattered by secrets and betrayal. As danger closes in, they must confront their pasts, fight for survival, and decide if love can exist in a world built on lies and violence. *** Los Angeles, also known as The City of the Angels. It's a fitting name for Los Ángeles del Armagedón, a cartel based in LA that runs the entire continent of South America. They're notorious, ruthless, and absolutely elusive. Well, apart from 26 year old Roman Ernesto Alvarez. Recently released from a two year stint in prison, he returns to the free world as the adopted heir to the most powerful cartel in South America. He's struggling to be back on the outside... until he meets her. Isadora Visente. She's a 23 year old personal trainer struggling with her parents' pressure to settle down and marry. Unknowingly, their slow-building but intensifying connection becomes Roman's unexpected anchor after his release. Her life working as a trainer in her gym is pretty mundane and repetitive, until she meets Roman, of course. Then it all gets a lot more interesting. *** "You sneaky little shit." Roman's eyes snapped over to me, or more accurately, towards my legs. There I stood in the middle of his room glaring at him, and he sat there with his beautiful eyes roaming over my exposed legs. He eventually dragged his gaze towards my upper half, but only for a second before it was back on my legs. "Damn." His voice was low and husky and just...perfect. Even if I was mad at him I couldn't deny that fact. "My eyes are up here, Roman." "Yeah, but your legs are down there." *** Part of the Costantino Universe

As war erupts between the Greek and Sicilian mafias, the powerful Accardi family must fight to protect their empire. Accardi Obsession unravels a dark, multi-POV mafia story charged with forbidden chemistry, explosive family tensions, and an arranged-marriage pact that turns sworn enemies into something far more dangerous. *** The Sicilians trusted them. The Greeks tried to take their empire. Now, the balance of power hangs by a thread. In the third season, the Accardi family faces their greatest war yet - one that will test loyalty, love, and blood itself. Costa and Millie are fighting to protect the family they built together, even as war threatens to tear them apart. Rocco and Alessia are learning what it means to be married in a world that can take everything from you in seconds. And when a new marriage alliance is proposed, one Accardi makes the ultimate sacrifice, and enemies become lovers... or whatever you call it when hate gets complicated. There's a war brewing, a wedding on the calendar, and at least four people pretending they're not in love. The Accardis are back. Pray for whoever stands in their way.

Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal-only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old, she's established herself as a self proclaimed boss bitch, running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."

The Costantino Sequel - Featuring Costa, Millie, the twins, and all the Accardi madness readers know and love, ROCCO is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers descent into obsession, loyalty, and fire. The Accardi family is back. And this time, it's Rocco's turn. At 30 years old, Rocco Accardi is known for a lot of things-his temper, his recklessness, his complete disregard for consequences. As the future underboss of Sicily's most feared family, he was never meant to feel anything. Until her. Alessia Russo, 26, Palermo's top real estate agent, has spent the past three years keeping things strictly professional. Which is hard to do when your most dangerous client spends every meeting flirting like it's a sport-and you've had a crush on him since day one. He's chaos. She's control. Their relationship was never meant to cross the line. But one wrong step-and everything spirals. Rocco doesn't know how to love. But he knows how to destroy. And once he decides she's his, he'll burn the city before he lets her go. Something is coming. And nothing will be the same after it hits.

❝Their love knew no bounds, it was reckless❞ ||MATURE CONTENT|| Noelia Luisa Devera is one of the most feared people in the underworld. In only one year after being introduced in the underworld she has gained many supporters and as many enemies. Being the daughter of the Head of American Mafia she has helped her father wipe out his enemies and instilled deep fear in people who dare stand against them. But she has only person on her target. After years of waiting she is out again with only one motive: To kill him Lorenzo Vincente Rosiello is the person no one wants to cross. Being one of the most skilled killers in the underworld he has people bowing at his feet and no one wants to be his enemy. They know that no one lives another day when he decides to kill them He has waited six years and now she is finally back. His hatred will be his weapon in this war against her. Now he only has one aim: To kill her But will it be that easy ? What will happen when with their time together forces them to relive their past ?

They were born enemies. Now they're bound by blood. Aurora D'Angelo was raised in silk and shadows Italian royalty with a knife in her boot and blood on her hands. The most lethal of the D'Angelo triplets, she was trained to kill with precision and smile with charm. The mafia is her birthright. Power, her playground. Leonit Sidorov grew up with fists and fire, clawing his way out of hell one body at a time. Son of the Bratva's second-in-command, he murdered his way to the top and claimed the title of Pakhan with nothing but rage and ruthless strategy. He bows to no one. Their families have been at war for generations, a legacy carved in blood and betrayal. But when old enemies become new threats, Leonid proposes the unthinkable, a marriage between him and Aurora to forge an alliance no one would dare challenge. She's the poison he shouldn't touch. He's the fire she should never play with. But in a world where loyalty is deadly and love is a weapon, some vows are more dangerous than bullets. One marriage. Two assassins. A thousand secrets. Let the war begin.

[UNDER EDITING] [FINISHED] [MATURE] The heir to the Italian Mafia's thrown, the king of the mafia; Lorenzo D'Angelo. Born and raised with power and even fame, He basically has everything in the palm of his hand. A don with a body of an Italian god, and a face of a model. The new don kills without regret or remorse, he wears the scars on his hands and all over his body like jewelry and danger lingers and follows him everywhere, people run from even his shadow. He is the most feared man anyone could think of in the Mafia world. He is a Sinister. What happens when this sinister finds it's worse sin, his match. The girl he can't have, the FBI agent sent to bring him in. Sage Hendrix, the girl raised to be in the FBI before she could even walk or talk. A fighting machine, trained to seduce and hunt people down, even kill them without looking back. A body of a goddess that has men on their knees. A snarky and sarcastic personality that she uses to cover her real self from outside eyes. People fear her, her presence even breathing the same air as her. She is on the top, one of the best agents in the whole agency. What happens when she finds out the truth? Uncovers lies that break people beyond repair, broke her beyond repair. She was sent to London to destroy the one they call the Sinister, not become his biggest Sin. But all actions have consequences... Book two in the D'Angelo Series Highest rankings so far #2 in Mafia #1 in mafia #1 In Snarky #1 in Booktwo #1 in FBI #1 in Smutwarning #2 in italian #1 in Romance #1 in love

They were never meant to trust each other. Let alone bleed beside one another. Elena Corsi is a strategist, a cold-blooded heir to one of Italy's most ruthless mafia legacies. She's never needed backup, and she certainly doesn't want it, not from a Russian, and especially not from Aleksander Petrov. He's the Bratva's second in command. Silent. Brutal. And impossible to read. Sent by Giovanni Moretti to "assist" her in training the next generation of soldiers and to stabilize the Italian mafia after it's new take over, Aleksander is everything Elena hates, detached, arrogant, and unreadably dangerous. He doesn't respect her rules. She doesn't care for his silence. But with the old families rising, alliances fracturing, and a target growing on both their backs, Elena and Aleksander are forced into uneasy proximity. Between training sessions, strategic meetings, and the looming chaos of the annual mafia ball, tensions crackle and control slips. Because loyalty is currency in their world-and attraction? It's a liability neither of them can afford. But when bullets start flying, and betrayal hides behind familiar faces, the real question isn't who they can trust... It's whether they'll survive long enough to figure out what they really are to each other.

Ivy Reed, a twenty year old with a haunting past. Ace Romano, the soon-to-be Italian mafia boss and also Ivy's brother's best friend who instantly takes a liking in Ivy when he first sees her. What happens when Ivy finds herself falling for him? And he, for her? Read to find out~ (I know I suck at descriptions lmao) Your typical brother's best friend book. _________________ Ig : actb4thinking _________________ #7 in love on 08/02/23